Third-person perspective.Mira was sipping tea in the living room when Chloe stormed in. She looked up at her daughter. Her tone was laced with condemnation as she said, "How many times have I told you that you must show the dignity and maturity of a lady of the house when you become one of the Nashes? Don't always look like your feathers are ruffled."Hearing what she said, Chloe's feathers were ruffled anew. She plopped down beside her and said, "To hell with the Nashes!""What's wrong? Did you have a fight with Kayden?" Mira picked up the cup and took a sip of tea."Mom, how are you still in the mood to enjoy your tea? I'm freaking out right now.""What happened?" Mira finally put down her teacup and said in a much more serious tone.Chloe took a deep breath before beginning to complain, "Do you know how out of line Mrs. Nash was? Early in the morning, she dragged me and Kayden to the Amus family to apologize to that little sl*t. That's not the worst, though. The man who appeared a
Lillian's perspective.My body stiffened. I quickly got up from Seth's body and turned around to face the man who had manifested out of nowhere. Had he been in the room all along?"You saw it yourself just now. She was the one pressing down on me," Seth slowly got to his feet.I gritted my teeth and cut a glance at him, "You were the one who was pulling me down!""Ismail's eyes are working perfectly, you know. I'll get going first," Seth quickly made his escape. Watching his back disappear at the stairs, I had no choice but to face reality in the form of the angry man behind me. I turned back. In order to ease the atmosphere, I forced a smile and asked him, "Hey, is there a wedding in the house today?"His fierce gaze swept across the room and landed on my face. He answered, "Miss Chloe, as the lady of the house, shouldn't you pay attention to my image and keep a good distance from other men?"Boy, was he pissed!I lowered his head, "I understand."It was my first time meeting him i
Lillian's perspective.The banquet was held in the mansion. Until the banquet was about to start, Ismail still hadn't said a word to me.Hiding in the bedroom alone, I didn't even know if I should attend the dinner party. No one had told me anything about it. The garden was already brightly lit and full of guests.Finally, a maid brought me a dress. Overjoyed, I took the box and opened it to see a snow-white strapless dress. The style was nothing special, but it was elegant, delicate, and lovely.With just one glance, I fell in love with it.The maid asked me to change into the dress and go downstairs to welcome guests. I didn't dare to waste any time. I changed into the dress and turned around in front of the mirror. It looked beautiful on me. I wondered who had such good taste?Of course, it was not the time to care about such things. I tidied up my dress and went downstairs, satisfied with my appearance.Downstairs, the Queen and Ismail were chatting with the guests in the room.S
Lillian's perspective.With Chloe having gone, only Kayden and I were left in the corridor. The mood soured immediately.He and I had never been alone ever since I found out that he had gotten together with Chloe, nor had we ever said a word to each other. At that moment, we both felt a little awkward and self-conscious.I felt like I should charge towards him, slap him, and lash out at him. However, the appeal no longer had any chokehold on me. Perhaps I had no love left for him, which explained why I couldn't really be bothered with whatever it was he had done.It was, however, Kayden who first gave me a small smile and called out gently, "Lilian—""You mean 'Chloe', Mr. Kayden." I interrupted him timely. My tone was flat and unemotional as I continued, "Mr. Kayden, you and the young lady from before were the ones who sent me to the Amus family. That makes you responsible for hiding my identity to the end. Of course, if you're not worried that Ismail will find out that you and Miss
Lillian's perspective"What else do you think you have to catch my eye?""A*swipe!" I cursed. I got up and was about to leave when Ismail gripped my wrist. The next moment, my body fell on him.With a turn of his body, he pressed me under him and kissed—no, bit—my neck. Alcohol had clearly made him more aggressive.I gasped in pain and instinctively began to shove him away. Try as I might, he was still on top of me, unbudging.He bit my neck with a vengeance, and his words were dripping with vindictiveness as he said, "Do you know how much I hate you?""Come on, wake up. I'm not her," I patted him on the back and shouted.He was really, really drunk.Why would he suddenly think of that woman? He had never mentioned her before. Was it because of the dress I had worn?If that was the case, then I had indeed played a crucial role in it.He was still as gruff as ever, but I gradually gave up on struggling against his hold. If he had to let off steam before he could feel better, then so be
Lillian's perspective."I'm sure. Why are you asking me that?""Luna, a lot of reporters will be outside today," the driver, Bruno, replied."It doesn't matter. Just drop me off halfway. I have a face mask prepared," I patted my backpack with a smile. Just then, Meylani had reminded me that there would be reporters outside. Of course I would be on guard.Bruno didn't say anything else. He looked at Ismail and, having gotten his assent, started the car and drove toward the gate of the Amus family's house.Sure enough, there were a lot of media reporters crowding the entrance early in the morning. Seeing a car come out, the reporters immediately rushed over and fearlessly stopped in front of the car. They took photos of us and shouted their questions. I instinctively shrank back and turned my head to look at Ismail. I found that he was very calm, completely ignoring their existence. He was still elegantly and quietly leaning against the back of the chair.It wasn't until the security a
Lillian's perspective."Chloe? You mean your wife, Chloe? I don't know her. Why on earth would you be asking me where she is?"I rushed out in a hurry to cover Aaron's mouth. He turned his head and stared at me in horror while I was trying my best to hint him about the situation with my eyes.I grabbed his arm with one hand and covered his mouth with the other. In a panic, I greeted Ismail with a dry laugh, "Oh, hi, isn't this the Alpha? To what do we owe this honor? What a coincidence to see you here..."I was smiling on the surface, but I was praying in my heart, hoping that he wouldn't notice anything!Seeing how funny and intimate Aaron and I were, Ismail's eyebrows furrowed as he ordered coldly, "Let him go.""Oh, alright." Then, I linked my arm with his and said apologetically, "Sorry, I forgot to tell you that I work in this kindergarten. The children are still young. Please don't take it to heart. Well... Let's go home and get changed, why don't we?"While trying to coax Ismai
Lillian's perspective."What is it?" He looked back at me without much emotion on his face."I'll help you with that." I took the trench coat that he had taken off and hung it on the coat stand. Then. I thoughtfully untied the tie on his neck."Let me run a bath for you." I was about to run to the bathroom but was pulled back by him as soon as I took two steps. "You don't have to. I like taking a shower more," I heard him say."Oh, then...""Look, if you have something to say, just say it. I'm beat." A look of impatience appeared on his face."Actually... I just wanted to thank you. Thank you for arranging accommodation for those poor children. They must be really excited now.""Who are you thanking me as? Is it as Aaron's...?""I'm thanking you as his friend. We're just friends and nothing more, tout court," I said hurriedly."You're thanking your husband for a mere "friend'? Who are you married to exactly?""Uh... It's just that..." I didn't know how to simplify such a complicated t